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that brings us to tonight's word on the street: contribution. joe deaux is a reporter at thestreet.com. joe, we mentioned earlier the amount of money that is likely to be raised and spent by corporations this election cycle. are they taking sides with these campaign contributions? >> the idea after citizens united went through is that they were going to take sides and they were going to have this massive-- but what investors are starting to realize is that board members don't like to align themselves off when one party or one candidate. and shareholders of those companies are also pretty diversified and their own ideologies on things. so what we're seeing is that maybe these companies, though they now can contribute a lot of their own money from their, from their actual corporation, they're really not taking side as much as people might think. it is really individuals who are giving a lot of money to super pacs. >> maybe not the corporations but the individuals. you mentioned shareholders, there have been a lot of shareholder efforts over the la
that brings us to tonight's word on the street: contribution. joe deaux is a reporter at thestreet.com. joe, we mentioned earlier the amount of money that is likely to be raised and spent by corporations this election cycle. are they taking sides with these campaign contributions? >> the idea after citizens united went through is that they were going to take sides and they were going to have this massive-- but what investors are starting to realize is that board members don't like to...
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cleve stevens is a social ethicist and author of the best in us,. dr. stevens, this libor scandal the latest for the banking industry, subprime lending, trading scandals. what are the cultural conditions that may be fueling this? >> well, it actually is fueled by what i view as the fundamental business dogma of the time which is that only thing that matters is shareholder value. or if not the only thing, the single most important thing. ultimately, when the profit is the driving and exclusive driving factor you're going to end up with greed is good. that as cliched as that sounds, that is in fact an element of what's contributing to these astonishing scandals. >> tom: you're speaking to an audience of shareholders out there and it's got to be heresy for them to hear shareholder value is not the ultimate rule here. so what are you trying to say to them? >> well, what i say to them is that the irony is that when you focus on the growth of the development of the people and you do it driven toward excellence, not focusing on the shareholder value, the irony
cleve stevens is a social ethicist and author of the best in us,. dr. stevens, this libor scandal the latest for the banking industry, subprime lending, trading scandals. what are the cultural conditions that may be fueling this? >> well, it actually is fueled by what i view as the fundamental business dogma of the time which is that only thing that matters is shareholder value. or if not the only thing, the single most important thing. ultimately, when the profit is the driving and...
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also follow us on our facebook page at bizrpt. and on twitter @bizrpt. >> announcer: the following kqed production was produced in high definition. >> narrator: this time on "spark" -- >> reporting live from inside hillary clinton's left tear duct. >> narrator: political cartoonist mark fiore trades his pen for a mouse. >> an animation has to come out of my brain 52 weeks a year. >> what's this? >> narrator: then a.c.t. mounts a radical play set in 1960s apartheid south africa. >> do you still want the farm? >> shut up! >> narrator: and painter hung liu's memories of the chinese cultural revolution haunt her heroic portraits. next on "spark." >> narrator: major support for spark is provided by -- the jam
also follow us on our facebook page at bizrpt. and on twitter @bizrpt. >> announcer: the following kqed production was produced in high definition. >> narrator: this time on "spark" -- >> reporting live from inside hillary clinton's left tear duct. >> narrator: political cartoonist mark fiore trades his pen for a mouse. >> an animation has to come out of my brain 52 weeks a year. >> what's this? >> narrator: then a.c.t. mounts a radical play...
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he used the money to buy more wells. the company and mcclendon say the loans were private transactions and immaterial to chesapeake. b.p. today released details of a recent settlement over claims from its 2010 gulf of mexico oil spill. the british oil giant expects to pay $7.8 billion to resolve economic, property and medical claims by more than 100,000 people and businesses. but there's no maximum so the ultimate payout could be higher. this isn't the last of b.p.'s payouts. it still faces tens of billions of dollars of claims from the federal government, gulf states and its drilling partners transocean and halliburton. friday is the two-year anniversary of the explosion and subsequent spill. and we talk with louisiana senator mary landrieu about the changes to her state's economy two years after the b.p. spill. >> tom: if you need more evidence of globalization, just listen to this: an explosion at a chemical plant in germany threatens to put the brakes on the auto industry. the disaster comes after auto makers have be
he used the money to buy more wells. the company and mcclendon say the loans were private transactions and immaterial to chesapeake. b.p. today released details of a recent settlement over claims from its 2010 gulf of mexico oil spill. the british oil giant expects to pay $7.8 billion to resolve economic, property and medical claims by more than 100,000 people and businesses. but there's no maximum so the ultimate payout could be higher. this isn't the last of b.p.'s payouts. it still faces...
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but in a lot of charities, using volunteer time is difficult. so you really have to look at the charity, look at what their doing, and see if your time is valuable. if you're going to volunteer, don't just do it once. do it multiple times, becausey the time you train a volunteer and they disappear, it is expensive. >> tom: eileen, given the debate in washington over the fiscal cliff, are your clients seeing any impacts on donations due to expected higher income taxes next year? >> we're seeing accelerated donations. i think people are unsure about what the taxes are going to be on charitable gifts next year. as a result of that, they would rather do something, they can gift when they know what the deductions going to be, rather than having it be a mystery. we're seeing accelerated giving, which is great, but hopefully there be a lot of charity next year as well. >> tom: eileen heisman along with us, she's with the national philanthropic trust. >> thanks. >> susie: tomorrow on nbr, honeywell c.e.o. david cote will be on capitol hill talking with
but in a lot of charities, using volunteer time is difficult. so you really have to look at the charity, look at what their doing, and see if your time is valuable. if you're going to volunteer, don't just do it once. do it multiple times, becausey the time you train a volunteer and they disappear, it is expensive. >> tom: eileen, given the debate in washington over the fiscal cliff, are your clients seeing any impacts on donations due to expected higher income taxes next year? >>...
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will use your cell phone in the coming year. as processing power gets bigger and the physical size gets smaller, companies are using that mobile technology to make products you use every day smarter as well. as ruben ramirez reports, those are two of the top tech trends we'll see in 2013. >> reporter: people use smartphones to play games, watch movies and keep up with social media, but for many the mobile phone will become a bigger part of their lives in the coming year. trendwatchers call it the mobile fingerprint or a smartphone as unique as your fingerprint. no need to type in passwords, your phone tells your computer its you, and then locks the screen when you step away. on the health front there's technology to let a smartphone help diabetics measure their glucose levels. and with retailers, going mobile means more than processing payments. >> we do something very specific which is not just focus on the mechanics of payments t the experience around it. everything from the point of sale all the way to what's in the consumers
will use your cell phone in the coming year. as processing power gets bigger and the physical size gets smaller, companies are using that mobile technology to make products you use every day smarter as well. as ruben ramirez reports, those are two of the top tech trends we'll see in 2013. >> reporter: people use smartphones to play games, watch movies and keep up with social media, but for many the mobile phone will become a bigger part of their lives in the coming year. trendwatchers...
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the company makes semiconductors used in automotive navigation systems. the shares gained a more modest 8% from the i.p.o. price of $19. and finally tonight, csx was the biggest mover in the s&p 500. shares of the railroad giant jumped more than 8% to close at $21.92 after the company's c.f.o. predicted record first- quarter earnings. csx is considered an economic bellwether, and executives credited the improving economy for their upbeat forecast. another economic bellwether got a fresh start today as an i.p.o. allison transmission, ticker symbol a-l-s-n, began trading here at the big board. it's a new chapter for the company that was once a division of general motors. it was bought five years ago by two private equity firms. the 100-year-old company makes automatic transmissions for heavy-duty trucks and buses. allison shares rose more than 1% from their opening price of $23 a share. it's the largest i.p.o. so far this year. when i met with c.e.o. lawrence dewey, he talked about what will drive allison's growth. i think certainly the improving economy in
the company makes semiconductors used in automotive navigation systems. the shares gained a more modest 8% from the i.p.o. price of $19. and finally tonight, csx was the biggest mover in the s&p 500. shares of the railroad giant jumped more than 8% to close at $21.92 after the company's c.f.o. predicted record first- quarter earnings. csx is considered an economic bellwether, and executives credited the improving economy for their upbeat forecast. another economic bellwether got a fresh...
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they have the tools that could be used but they never actually use them so we'll have to wait and see on that. >> susie: we certainly will. hopefully you'll come back and talk to us more about it. thank you, randy. randall krozner. >> tom: our week-long focus on the federal reserve continues tomorrow, as we look at the differences between the goals of the federal reserve and the european central bank. >> susie: the spanish government said today it does not need a bailout, despite the rising cost of ensuring its i.o.u.'s. the nation's budget minister said spain has the support of its european partners, and european institutions. an independent audit of spain's financial system is due out tomorrow. many worry it will be a far worse than expected. earlier this month the euro-zone offered spain as much as $125 billion, to boost its battered banks. >> susie: meanwhile greece's new prime minister was sworn in today, and the country said a coalition government has been reached. that's seen as a key step in securing further aid from the euro-zone. >> susie: formation of the new government com
they have the tools that could be used but they never actually use them so we'll have to wait and see on that. >> susie: we certainly will. hopefully you'll come back and talk to us more about it. thank you, randy. randall krozner. >> tom: our week-long focus on the federal reserve continues tomorrow, as we look at the differences between the goals of the federal reserve and the european central bank. >> susie: the spanish government said today it does not need a bailout,...
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we've seen each other, been together some of us 30 years. so, of course, we're always going to try to assist and help them, and their state of the economy reflects my state of the economy. >> reporter: when mitt romney accepts the republican nomination tonight, and president obama accepts the democratic nomination next week, schaefer wants to hear how they plan to create jobs. other small businesses we talked to want the ongoing housing crisis addressed and loan programs tailored to them. for schaefer, a possible plan to revamp medicare is another hot button issue. she fears if seniors have to pay more for medical care, there will be less money left over for other essentials, like dental care. she also wonders how a change in medicare could affect her personally. >> i'm terrified. i'm approaching retirement. it frightens me. yes, changes have to happen, but i'm not sure we can come up with an instant answer. the problems that occurred were not instant in development. >> reporter: romney favors tax reform. schaefer is in favor of that, but wa
we've seen each other, been together some of us 30 years. so, of course, we're always going to try to assist and help them, and their state of the economy reflects my state of the economy. >> reporter: when mitt romney accepts the republican nomination tonight, and president obama accepts the democratic nomination next week, schaefer wants to hear how they plan to create jobs. other small businesses we talked to want the ongoing housing crisis addressed and loan programs tailored to them....
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that was promised us. we want to see regulatory union, and countries like france, the other big partner here they don't want to. they have been pulling back in their vote so there's a real doesel going on. it's about much more than greece. i wouldn't assume it will fall apart. i would not assume that but you would have to take a huge leap towards coming together or fall apart. >> susie: you've been going back and forth to europe, and talking to a lot of the key players in this whole situation. what is your sense of europeans wanting to hold the whole union together or not. >> well, on the one hand they live through lay-- they lived through the 2 -- lehmann, they lived through 29 o 008 crisis. they don't want that knocking on their door. that was awful. they are all told by everyone that if you don't do something it could be worse. on the other hand, when you say look, if you don't want that to happen, you have to leap forward towards having a common treasury, towards having a common bankment and they say y
that was promised us. we want to see regulatory union, and countries like france, the other big partner here they don't want to. they have been pulling back in their vote so there's a real doesel going on. it's about much more than greece. i wouldn't assume it will fall apart. i would not assume that but you would have to take a huge leap towards coming together or fall apart. >> susie: you've been going back and forth to europe, and talking to a lot of the key players in this whole...
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joining us now, jill malandrino, editor at thestreet.com. jill, you are a lot like nick colas on earlier in the program, expect canning a slack performance on the s&p just generally on the stock index for the second half of the year. give us your reasons for that forecast. >> i think right now we're trading in a really high week. if you look back at what we saw over the first six months, excuse me, for the past 12 monthses we're essentially where we were in july of 201 -- what is happening is we are in a market where there is so much uncertainity things are trade soching in tandem with each other but there are opportunitieses out there. i strongly encourage investors to not only diversify in terms of sector outleak but also investment style. not necessarily just going long and having a long-term outlook but being more nimbles a trader and investor. >> susie: and you have some recommendations, two long and also one short. we're going to look at that in a minute but before we get to that, you are saying that companies are going to have to be i
joining us now, jill malandrino, editor at thestreet.com. jill, you are a lot like nick colas on earlier in the program, expect canning a slack performance on the s&p just generally on the stock index for the second half of the year. give us your reasons for that forecast. >> i think right now we're trading in a really high week. if you look back at what we saw over the first six months, excuse me, for the past 12 monthses we're essentially where we were in july of 201 -- what is...
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we've got 15 million people who use us regularly. it's a way of recognizing and rewarding them for staying with us. >> how price sensitive is the customer this year compared to summers past, do you think? >> they're very price sensitive, and they have been -- if you think about the lesson learned from the recession, i think people have stopped considering wealth as a permanent fixture. so what we see as enormous sensitivity of the consumer -- we represent the 99% of the folks out there-ue know, we're the mid-tier and below category with our 11 brands. so as we look at it, they're looking for real value, and we think we provide that. and as a result, what we're seing is our business is getting stronger, not just because people are traveling more, but because i think more people are looking for value. tox*ment interesting per spect oif the industry with a waffle to go for that breakfast there. stephen joyce, the ceo of hotels international. thank you. tomorrow on "n.b.r.": facebook stock has been trading on the nasdaq for a little over
we've got 15 million people who use us regularly. it's a way of recognizing and rewarding them for staying with us. >> how price sensitive is the customer this year compared to summers past, do you think? >> they're very price sensitive, and they have been -- if you think about the lesson learned from the recession, i think people have stopped considering wealth as a permanent fixture. so what we see as enormous sensitivity of the consumer -- we represent the 99% of the folks out...